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“Well then, that includes Regina,” Mary Margaret pointed out, “when the town finds out that she has a new baby.. I don’t know how they are going to react. But they are going to look to us for guidance and we have to present a united front.”

David nodded, “we’ll bring it up at the council and we’ll get people to spread the news.”

“Okay,” Mary Margaret nodded, “but not until we know that Emma has told Henry.”

Chapter 10

“She’s not in,” David told his wife quickly, “let’s go.”

“No, she’s in,” Mary Margaret replied, “it takes a bit longer to answer the door when you have a baby.”

Before David had a chance to reply the door opened to reveal Regina Mills complete with a child in her arms looking at the strangers with unfocused eyes and a smile.

Regina let out a slow sigh before starting to turn, “I’m not in the mood for whatever this is..”

“Wait,” Mary Margaret said and held out an envelope in her mitten-clad hand, “here.”

Regina looked at the envelope with suspicion, “Anthrax?”

Mary Margaret rolled her eyes and waved the envelope, “just take it, Regina.”

Regina took the pink envelope and frowned, “what’s going on here, I’m confused,” she said indicating the two standing on her porch.

“We just wanted to say congratulations,” Mary Margaret beamed happily as she stared at Grace with wonder.

“And welcome,” David said hesitantly as indicated, “to.. little, Grace, is it?”

Regina looked from one of them to the other with confusion, “a welcome party?”

Before Regina had a chance to say anything else Mary Margaret looked at David with a determined glare and he stepped forward, “I wanted to apologise for our last.. meeting.. I said some things that I shouldn’t have said and I was wrong.”

Regina looked at him like she had no idea what was going on and slowly intoned, “thank you, David.”

He nodded and rubbed the back of his head nervously.

“I’m not going to apologise for evicting you from my property,” Regina replied with a shrug, “that was entirely deserved.”

David was about to speak when Mary Margaret stepped in front of him, “I’m sure it was, look, Regina.. I.. that is, we, don’t want to argue anymore. We don’t want to fight and,” she smiled at Grace who was making disorientated grabs for the envelope Regina was holding, “and it’s clear you’re moving on with your life and that’s great. We just wanted to say that we support you and if you need us we’re here, not that I think you’ll need us,” the younger woman added nervously, “just, you know, in the spirit of peace.”

“We always wanted to get your permission to tell the council,” David stepped around Mary Margaret to save her from her own rambling, “we have a meeting today and as Grace is a new citizen we thought it would be good to tell people.”

Regina still looked confused and didn’t noticed when Grace finally managed to grab at the envelope and bring it to her dribbling mouth, “I see,” she said thoughtfully, “yes, I suppose that would make sense.”

“Would you like to come and introduce her yourself?” David offered an olive branch.

Regina sneered, “but I’m no longer a member of the council.”

David nodded and looked down at his shoes sheepishly, “as I say, I apologise for my behaviour, you are, of course, welcome at the council.”

Regina noticed that Grace was busily soaking the envelope and pulled it away from her and shifted the girls’ weight in her arms, “I appreciate the sentiment and the apology,” Regina nodded in understand of David’s offer, “but we are still settling into a pattern.”

Mary Margaret nodded, still staring at Grace, “she’s beautiful, Regina.”

Regina beamed as she looked at Grace with pride, “yes, she is, isn’t she?”

“How old is she?” Mary Margaret commented.

“Five months,” Regina replied as if talking with an old friend, momentarily forgetting herself.

Mary Margaret smiled and then shook her head as she realised she was staring at the baby, “right, we should go.”

David nodded and happily stepped off of the porch and gave Regina a small smile and a nod as he left.

Mary Margaret turned and stepped off of the porch but then paused and turned around and looked at Regina sincerely, “I hope we get to see you and Grace around Storybrooke soon.”

Regina gave her a small smile and closed the door behind her with a confused frown. She looked at the gurgling Grace and shook her head, “those were the two idiots I was telling you about, Grace,” she commented as she positioned Grace in the crook of her arm to rip the envelope open and pulled out its contents.

She looked at it with a frown, it was very much a Snow White greetings card complete with fluffy bunny rabbits and flowers with congratulations embossed in large letters. She opened it up to see the printed message said “on your new baby girl!” and underneath it had been signed by Snow and David.